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Hugh Miller has never backed down from a challenge since he relocated to the Bailey/Conifer area in 1999. A social studies teacher at Platte Canyon High School, Miller brought with him a strong background in rugby, which he used to found Bailey Youth Rugby.

Many people have asked recently about a little brown mottled bird with a white breast and a curved beak that they have seen circling around the trunks of their trees. The bird is a brown creeper, a fairly common resident in our woodlands. Why they have become so obvious recently probably has several causes.

All lanes of Interstate 70 were reopened late Thursday afternoon near Floyd Hill after a 20-car pileup had closed both sides of the highway earlier.

Evergreen Fire/Rescue reported on Twitter that the highway had reopened about 4:40 p.m.

State Patrol Trooper Josh Lewis confirmed that at least 20 vehicles were involved in the accident, and at least two people were transported to the hospital. Lewis said he did not know the extent of their injuries, but he was not aware of any serious or life-threatening injuries.

Two bighorn sheep out for a stroll on Saturday above Georgetown had found a shady spot to enjoy some lunch. But their quiet reverie was interrupted by flashes of light reflecting off binoculars, spotting scopes and camera lenses.

Those crazy humans were at it again, turning the relaxing afternoon into a spectator sport — with the bighorns as targets.

Such was the scene Saturday, as locals and visitors alike took part in the ninth annual Bighorn Sheep Festival.

Since they were 7 years old, Kate McDonald, Katelyn Kenchel and Kara Coughlin have been swimming together. They’ve been part of a journey together. College will take them in a different direction, but one more time they were brought together to embrace their future.

We are writing on Wednesday, Nov. 9. We are very happy. The candidate we supported for almost two years is now president-elect. We are part of the “common folk.” We knew people wanted a better economy, more opportunities, not more elitism, not more racism or gender bias.

In one fell swoop, we’ve repealed the Constitution and done in democracy. In their places, an autocrat empowered by a consortium of chamber of commerce types, feckless conservatives, dutiful Republicans, political careerists, seething low-wage earners and rubes, an assortment of racists, misogynists and xenophobes.